Esme POV
“What did you just do?” Kira gawked at me.
“I signed up for the mating run, no big deal.”
“Esme, what happens when you actually get in?”
I shrugged. “Then I’m going to compete. Kira I want to be part of something important. What’s bigger than the Mating Run and to be blessed by the moon goddess when it’s all over?”
“Or you could die!”
She’s such a ray of sunshine.
“I’m going to train every day. No one’s dying. Can we get to the butchery already?”
“Ugh, okay. Uncle Ben’s been in a crabby mood lately.”
“How come?” I asked as we walked away from the signup tables.
A total of eight she wolves would be chosen from the Pack. The other Packs brought runners too but since Highbridge was the host Pack we carried the load. The runners weren’t even the biggest part. The Alpha’s roles were the most important. They made sacrifices and commitments to the future. The she-wolves were just to please the moon goddess but it was still important nothing went wrong or else we would be stuck with
